Answer:
The face value of the bond is 1,000 and its coupon rate of 5.5% with semi annual payments, which means that 2 payments are made each year. In order to find the amount of each payment we calculate the 5.5% of 1,000 and divide it by 2
1000*0.055/2= 27.5 is Payment
The bond is to be valued at 2012 and has a maturity till 2021 so the number of years to maturity is 9 years which means that the total number of payments are 18 (9*2). The required rate of return is 7%and we will divide it by 2 as payments are semiannual, so we can assume the ytm of the bond is 3.5%. Now as we know the payment, face value, ytm and number of periods we can put this information in a financial calculator and find the price or present value or intrinsic value of the bond.
FV= 1,000
PMT= 27.5
N= 18
I= 3.5
Compute PV = 901.07
The price or present value or intrinsic value of the bond is $901.07
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